Mead School District

Mead School District No. 354 is a public school district serving the North Spokane community for over 100 years. Over 10,000 students attend the 15 schools in the district which consists of two high schools, an alternative high school, a STEM academy, two middle schools, eight elementary schools, and the Mead Education Partnership Program at Five Mile Prairie School House. The school district currently has two additional schools, a middle school and elementary school under construction, slated for opening in fall 2020. The Superintendent of the Mead School District is Shawn Woodward, who took office on July 1, 2019, replacing the retiring Dr. Tom Rockefeller who had been superintendent since 2006.

Mead School District
Address
2323 E Farwell Rd

Mead
,
Washington
99021
Information
MottoLearn. Lead. Mead.
SuperintendentShawn Woodward
GradesK-12
Enrollment10,475 (October 2017 )
WebsiteMead School District

Schools

High schools
The Mead School District's newest high school, Mt. Spokane High School, built in 1997.

Middle schools
  • Highland Middle School (opening fall 2020)
  • Northwood Middle School
  • Mountainside Middle School

Elementary schools
  • Brentwood Elementary School
  • Colbert Elementary
  • Creekside Elementary (opening Fall 2020)
  • Evergreen Elementary
  • Farwell Elementary
  • Meadow Ridge Elementary
  • Midway Elementary
  • Prairie View Elementary
  • Shiloh Hills Elementary

Alternative schools
  • Mead Alternative High School is an innovative and award winning program that affords a small community of selected students a diversity of flexible learning options.

Other schools
  • Five Mile Prairie School House - used by Mead Educational Partnership Program (MEPP). North Star School is affiliated with the Five Mile Prairie School and MEPP.

2004 Bond

As a result of the $37.7m bond passed by voters in 2004, the Mead School District completed numerous projects to enhance learning district-wide. The enhancements included the installation of Multimedia LCD Projectors in every classroom in the district, wireless internet access in classrooms, and the purchase of computer equipment.

Construction projects

Along with the passage of the 2004 bond came several construction projects.

Completed projects
  • Traffic safety/parking improvements at Colbert, Evergreen, and Meadow Ridge Elementary Schools
  • Recarpeting of Mead Education Alternative Department Alternative High School
  • Northwood Middle School multi-purpose room addition
  • Northwood Middle School, Midway Elementary School, and M.E.A.D. security system upgrades
  • Renovation of the Five Mile School house
  • Prairie View Elementary, the district's eighth elementary school.
  • Mountainside Middle School, the district's second middle school.
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